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Alan won the South African leg of the Jameson 'First Shot' competition, which saw him directing Kevin Spacey in 'Spirit of a Denture'. He completely white-washed the VUKA! (now TAG) Awards winning in 6 Categories (including Best Overall, Best Direction, Best Script, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design/Original Music and Best Editing) with his 'Moses' PSA. 'Harold and Nina', his graduate film, won both a Bronze Loerie for Motion Graphic Design as well as a SAFTA Award for Best Student Film. He stayed at CityVarsity, where he lectured from 2009 until the end of 2011 in the fields of VFX, Editing and Photoshop.

Armand Aucamp
(Acting for Camera Graduate)

Played lead role in 6-part mini-series Here's to Good Times, which is in a distribution negotiation stage. E is constantly busy and is currently on an international theatre tour with an ensemble cast portraying Alexander the Great.

Bianka Hartenstein
(Multimedia Design and Production Graduate)

Bianka has carved a niche for herself. She is not only a successful freelance designer, but has also established a name for herself as a stills and film model. Whether in front of or behind the camera, she continues to build her brand known as 'The Little Harlequin'.

Fly on the Wall Productions

Having met at our Cape Town campus, Bryan Little (Director), Filipa Domniguez (Producer) and Grant Appleton (Cinematographer) quickly established themselves as a successful triumvirate production unit called 'Fly on the Wall' Productions which they started just after graduating. They have an extensive and varied list of local and international clients including MTV, Nike Africa, Discovery Channel and National Geographic to name but a few.

Gee Moloi
(Film and TV Graduate)

Gee's natural producing capabilities were apparent as early as her first year. Despite getting numerous offers from film industry big players, she turned them down to focus on her studies. She was quickly snapped up by the industry and has worked on numerous international productions including The Heineken Kidnapping, BBC's Outcasts, & NBC's The Philanthropist. Gee is currently producing at one of Cape Town's most successful production companies, Atomic Productions.

Hisham Samie
Film & TV Production Graduate

Having won a VUKA! Award for producing Alan Shelley's Moses PSA, Hisham easily took to professional producing. He continues to partner with NGO's producing content which has a strong community message including poverty, gangsterism and unemployment.

Jeremeo Le Cordeur
(Acting for Camera Graduate)

Jeremeo has written, produced, directed and starred in 2 theatre productions. The second of these, Dress to Impress (pictured) returned for a second run due to popular and critical demand. He is currently working on a third play, entitled Risk, which revolves around a reality TV show centered around Russian Roulette. Risk has been accepted for performance at the 2012 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Jeremeo is has ensured that he has made the path clear for his peers and often hires cast

Marguerite Wheatley
Acting For Camera Graduate

Marguerite was very quickly noticed by the local television industry after graduation and landed parts in numerous soap operas. In feature films, her most notable performance was as Matt Damon's fiancé in Invictus.

Michel Dujardin
Film & TV Production Graduate

Michel consistently excelled during his studies at CityVarsity. His attention to detail was quickly noticed by the media industry. He has directed 2 music videos for musician Auriol Hays and is currently in pre-production for a feature film.

Simon Ratcliffe
Sound Engineering Graduate

Former head of sound engineering department, Simon Ratcliffe (pictured with his 2012 SAFTA Award for his work on the feature film Retribution) is a busy man. He successfully runs Sound & Motion Studios, one of Africa's most acclaimed sound studios, which provides
employment to our cream of the crop in the Sound Department.

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CityVarsity (Pty) Ltd T/A Film & Television & Multimedia School, established in 1996, is registered as a private higher education institution in terms of section 54(1) (c) of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No 101 of 1997), and Regulation 16(4)(a) of the Regulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions, 2002, to offer its approved programmes. Certificate Registration Number 2001/HE07/004. The CityVarsity programme offering is accredited by the Council on Higher Education and the curricula are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority, (SAQA).